abrupt

adjective/əˈbrʌpt/CEFR B2

আকস্মিক; রূঢ়

Meaning

Sudden and unexpected, or short in a way that seems rude.

Example sentences

The meeting came to an abrupt end.সভাটি আকস্মিকভাবে শেষ হয়ে গেল।
His abrupt manner upset her.তার রূঢ় আচরণ তাকে কষ্ট দিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: sudden, curt

Antonyms: gradual

Similar words, and what each means

sudden
হঠাৎ, আকস্মিক
Happening quickly and without warning.
curt
রুক্ষভাবে সংক্ষিপ্ত
Using few words in a way that seems rude.

Other English words for “আকস্মিক; রূঢ়”

sudden
Happening quickly and without warning.
accidental
Happening by chance and not on purpose.
rude
Not polite; behaving in a way that offends others.
churlish
Rude and bad-tempered.
harsh
Severe and unkind, or unpleasantly rough to the senses.
unkind
Not caring about other people's feelings.

Opposite words

gradual
ধীরে ধীরে হওয়া, ক্রমশ
Happening slowly over a long period of time.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

abruptlyadverbহঠাৎ, আকস্মিকভাবে

“abrupt” elsewhere on EnglishBD

This three-step close feels natural, not abrupt.
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Bangladeshi learners usually manage the second and skip the first — which is why a perfectly correct question can still feel abrupt.
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They begin with the actual reason you picked up the pen, which feels abrupt to us for about one letter, and then feels natural for the rest of your life.
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Where this word is used

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“abrupt” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • দ্বৈত, দুই ধরনের
- • সক্ষম, পারদর্শী
- • বড়
- • আকস্মিক; রূঢ়
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আকস্মিক; রূঢ় — abrupt (adjective) — আকস্মিক; রূঢ়. Sudden and unexpected, or short in a way that seems rude.
Which word is closest in meaning to “abrupt”?
- • honest
- • wholesale
- • sudden
- • sharp
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sudden — sudden — হঠাৎ, আকস্মিক. Happening quickly and without warning.

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